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Powers to ban pavement parking ought to be prolonged across England, at the very least that’s the view of a report printed by councils final week.

Wheelchair customers, older individuals and oldsters with pushchairs are amongst these put in danger by having to navigate round autos mounted on kerbs, a research commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) warned.

The investigation discovered some autos trigger “a complete obstruction to someone walking or wheeling”, which means they’ve “no option but to enter the carriageway to continue their journey”.

Currently, London is the solely space in England the place pavement parking is banned.

RAC head of coverage Simon Williams mentioned: “Pavement parking is at best inconvenient and at worst hazardous for pedestrians and those in wheelchairs but in England, there’s still a massive question about if and when controls will ever be introduced.

“Rather than an outright ban, we think it would be more effective if local authorities were given enforcement powers to prevent unnecessary pavement obstructions. This prevents the need for them having to survey all their roads to work out where exemptions need to be made.”

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